Board Members

Scheinman Institute Welcomes New Board Members

Scheinman Institute Advisory Board member and ILR Alum Edwin Baum supports engaged learning opportunities for undergraduates including the New York City High Road initiative.    

Noted arbitrator Scott Buchheit, M.S. ’77 will receive ILR’s 2025 Groat Award at the Groat and Alpern Awards on April 24 in New York City.

The Scheinman Institute’s Advisory Board is composed of leading figures in the field of conflict resolution, including esteemed arbitrator and mediator David Hyland. He recently served as a Neutral-In-Residence at the ILR School.

Four people affiliated with ILR/Scheinman Institute helped foster a $750,000 grant supporting the Ray Corollary Initiative's mission to increase inclusion within the alternative dispute resolution profession.

Scheinman Institute board member and noted arbitrator Nancy Hoffman discusses her work as a labor arbitrator and her approach to handling disciplinary cases.

Scheinman Institute board member and noted mediator and arbitrator Joan Parker shares examples of three employment cases where issues of discrimination were involved.

On April 20, 2023 Scheinman Institute Advisory Board Member and ILR alum Edwin Baum received the Jerome Alpern Award for his outstanding service and support to the ILR School and his many professional accomplishments.

Board member and noted arbitrator Scott E. Buchheit  shares the unique challenges he faced in an interesting and unusual case at a large zoo.

The Frank H.T. Rhodes Alumni Service Award, a prestigious honor given to Cornell alumni who have demonstrated extraordinary service to Cornell through long-term volunteer activity, has been awarded to Institute Advisory Board Member Ariel Belen, JD ‘81. 

Student Support Fund Established To Honor Marty Sheinman

Scheinman Institute Board Member Ed Baum is to be honored with the prestigious Alpern Award in April 2023.

Scheinman Institute Advisory Board Member Richard Fincher gives an overview of what goes into just cause discipline arbitration cases concerning the use of medical marijuana.

Advisory Board member Edwin Baum highlights the important differences between remote and in person mediations.

Scheinman Institute Advisory Board Member Jacquelin Drucker's work as a labor arbitrator is recognized with a Peggy Browning Award.

Scheinman Institute Advisory Board member Timothy Taylor recounts a sensitive case involving school employees and charges of sexual harassment.

Edwin Baum (ILR ‘81) started his career as a mediator when he was just 20 years old. Since then, as an attorney, he has mediated hundreds of disputes.

Scheinman Advisory Board member Alan Symonette has had an impactful and distinguished career as an arbitrator. Here he discusses the turning points in his professional career.

Advisory Board member Sarah Espinosa discusses her educational experience with the Institute and her noted career and as an arbitrator and mediator.

Advisory Board Member Timothy Taylor shares valuable insights into the world of Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Newly appointed NLRB member Gwynne A. Wilcox's statement to the U.S. Senate as part of her confirmation process.

The Scheinman ADR Hub hosted a webinar on using a collaborative team approach to dispute resolution.

ILR Dean Alexander Colvin and Scheinman Institute Advisory Board Member Richard Fincher were named Fellows of the Labor Employment Relations Association (LERA), an organization where professionals interested in all aspects of labor and employment relations network to share ideas and learn about new developments, issues, and practices in the field.

Gwynne A. Wilcox, a member of the Scheinman Institute Advisory Board, has been nominated to serve on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) by President Joe Biden. Wilcox, a noted attorney and union representative, has been associated with the Institute since 2012.

Scheinman Advisory Board Spotlight: Nancy E. Hoffman

The Scheinman Institute Advisory Board recently expanded its membership with the addition of three noted figures in the conflict resolution field.

Scheinman Institute Advisory Board member John Bickerman has been named the 2021 recipient of the ILR School’s Groat Award. 

“I truly believe that one of the biggest areas of conflict is in fact, agreement. The alignment of goals, ideas and actions that is invisible to the parties but that a third party can help discern and reveal.”

Noted attorney Douglas Wigdor discusses his representation of the victims in the Harvey Weinstein case.

Douglas Wigdor is one of the country's leading plaintiff attorneys, specializing in employment discrimination.